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Ativan Posted: 08-17-07 23:10pm
Okay, I don't know if you guys know but as
a teenager I was diagnosed with OCD. I
sort of "grew out of it" but it's usually
paired with depression and anxiety.
Lately I've been having some symptoms of
depression, pretty mild and the occasional
anxiety attack. Fairly mild. But every
time I go to see my pcp we talk about how
I'm doing from a mental health view.
Every time I go she writes me a
prescription that she knows that I won't
fill. But last time she wrote me a script
for zoloft and ativan. I've been on
zoloft before and I had a bad reaction so
she lowered the dosage. I also had an
extremely bad reaction to xanax so that's
why she gave me the ativan. I actually
filled them (which sort of scares me) but
I don't plan on taking either one until I
find out whether or not I'm preggers. But
just some quick questions... has anyone
ever been on ativan before? If so did
you experience any side effects? What
were they?
Just a note, I'm not supposed to take the
ativan every day because it's in the same
family as the xanax, I'm only supposed to
take it when I'm feeling panicky.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 08-17-07 23:19pm
I wish I had some answers for you, and I
hope you get some answers soon. I can't
wait to find out if you're pregnant with
that pink m&m yet!!
Also, I answered your message on myspace!!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 08-17-07 23:25pm
hopefulmjz
wrote:
I wish I had some answers
for you, and I hope you get some answers
soon. I can't wait to find out if you're
pregnant with that pink m&m yet!!
Also, I answered your message on
myspace!!
Yay!!!
I'm getting a little stressed lately which
is why I think I filled it. It's not
normal for me to fill them, I have a whole
drawer full of unfilled scripts. It's
usually something I prefer to battle
through on my own without pills. I think
I'm just feeling really overwhelmed
because this year has been horrible. And
even the good parts have been stressful
like buying a house, buying a car, etc...
That's actually why I've been on a lot
more, this place (and ebay) provide
serious distraction.
I've got my driving test scheduled
tomorrow, wish me luck! I'm not a bad
driver but I've failed the test every
single time because I get so nervous that
I can't take the test. No other test in
my life has had the power to make me
nervous but the driving test never fails
to. Must be something about sitting in a
car with a state trooper!
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 08-17-07 23:32pm
tigresacanela24
wrote:
No other test in my life has had the
power to make me nervous but the driving
test never fails to. Must be something
about sitting in a car with a state
trooper!
Wow! They send state troopers with you to
take your tests? OMG, I don't think I
would have ever passed if that were the
case for me. I'm so nervous around
strangers it's not even funny. I hate it.
I actually blush if I have to talk to a
stranger. That can't be normal. I don't
even live a sheltered life!
I'm glad you can be distracted like that.
If you have msn or yahoo and ever wanna
talk let me know! I've got both.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 08-17-07 23:37pm
hopefulmjz
wrote:
Wow! They send state troopers with you to
take your tests? OMG, I don't think I
would have ever passed if that were the
case for me. I'm so nervous around
strangers it's not even funny. I hate it.
I actually blush if I have to talk to a
stranger. That can't be normal. I don't
even live a sheltered life!
I'm glad you can be distracted like that.
If you have msn or yahoo and ever wanna
talk let me know! I've got
both.
Cool, my name is the same on everything.
And yeah, they're state troopers that
conduct the road tests. They wear plain
clothes but they still act very
state-trooper-ish. All ramrod straight,
barking commands and then sitting in
silence with the very disapproving face
on. The last one tried to command me to
relax. Needless to say I got even more
nervous. I hope a miracle occurs and I
wind up with a regular D.O.T employee
tomorrow. Somehow I think I'll be able to
handle that better. Maybe I'll try to
pretend like it's someone else sitting in
the car with me. Ugh, I'm falling
asleep. I'm never up this late. I'm
headed off to bed. I'll let you know if I
pass or...gulp...fail...
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 08-17-07 23:43pm
Eek! All my babbling, and I forgot to wish
you luck....so Good Luck!
I've never tried it, but imagine the
person in their underwear (but that may
not be good either, especially if they
look anything like our DOT employees! if
that's the case, don't eat before you
go!)
Good night!
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Jules
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Posted: 08-18-07 00:34am
tigresacanela24
wrote:
The last one tried to
command me to
relax.
Sorry, I can't answer your original
question but that made me laugh out loud
and I needed that this morning
I sympathise about the OCD and panickyness
though - I used to have mild OCD as a
child but I grew out of it fortunately. I
get panic attacks though and hate meeting
new people or being in social situations
unless it is with people I really trust.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 08-18-07 10:11am
Good luck kay!!
Yesterday I took my cousins wife to take
her drivers test, she's 23 and has never
had a license before. So we went, she
passes the written part, now on to the
driving part.. She flunked.
So we went to the license beurou or
however you spell it, so that she can get
her permit at least, and when we're
walking out the door, she looks down and
sees "drivers license" they actually gave
her a drivers license!!! she said that
they kept saying "drivers license" and she
had to pay 20 dollars, but she didn't
think they'd actually mess up and give her
one
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 08-18-07 18:01pm
I passed!!! I am now a licensed
driver!!!! Now I can finally get rid of
that permit that I've been renewing every
effing year!!!! Yee-haw!!!! Road, here I
come!!! I went out to the sticks to take
my test and they were soooo cool about
everything!!! Awesome.
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Mommy35
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Posted: 08-18-07 20:01pm
I work with some people that take Ativan,
but they take it at night PRN (as needed)
for sleep. I would be really careful
taking it any other time.
Congratulations on getting your license.
I couldn't imagine taking my test with a
trooper. We have grumpy motor vehicle
workers that do ours. We have one lady
and one man that work there that will fail
anyone the first time regardless if they
are the perfect driver.
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 08-19-07 09:17am
My best friend has been off and on ativan
for yrs. It's REALLY calms her down when
she has one of her episodes. But she
abuses it and will take 6 at a time to the
point where she's slurring and stuff.
It's ok for once in a while if you are NOT
alone with Chu, but other than that you
need to be carefull not to abuse it.
Good luck kay!!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 08-19-07 09:21am
Mommy35
wrote:
I work with some people that
take Ativan, but they take it at night PRN
(as needed) for sleep. I would be really
careful taking it any other time.
Congratulations on getting your license.
I couldn't imagine taking my test with a
trooper. We have grumpy motor vehicle
workers that do ours. We have one lady
and one man that work there that will fail
anyone the first time regardless if they
are the perfect
driver.
Okay, I wasted my money filling it then.
I just checked that site plus a different
one that a friend recommended and it
sounds too much like xanax. I won't be
taking that.
